Wickenburg has gone 7-1 against Kingman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wickenburg Wranglers will look to defend their home field against the Kingman Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Wickenburg's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Kingman's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Wickenburg's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Chino Valley, posting a 40-0 victory. The Wranglers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Nick Formica continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 191 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
Another reason for the win was Wickenburg's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Chino Valley's QB won't forget Jesse Pittman anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Pittman also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Wickenburg is 5-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. Edgar Camarena was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Kingman posted their closest win since October 19, 2023 last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 victory over Winslow. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kingman.
Wickenburg pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Kingman, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Wickenburg against Kingman in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 40-0 victory. Will Wickenburg repeat their success, or does Kingman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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